Oct 17 (Reuters) - Colombier Acquisition Corp III, a blank check firm backed by Omeed Malik, filed for an initial public offering in the U.S on Friday. The Palm Beach, Florida-based company plans to offer 26 million shares priced at $10 each, and is seeking to raise $260 million. Colombier said that it intends to apply to list its units on the New York Stock Exchange under the "CLBR U" ticker symbol. (Reporting by Anuj T in Bengaluru; Editing by Shreya Biswas) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)